Poland
M&A hits €8.5bn in CEE in Q1, says Mergermarket
Trend towards bigger deals and more fund investment continues, as deal value rises by half to give best Q1 since 2013.
Poland’s government-controlled top court tells independent ombudsman to go
Holder of one of last remaining independent state institutions set to be replaced by government appointee as parliament cannot agree on a replacement.
wiiw raises 2021 CEE growth forecast to 3.8%
But pandemic has delayed restart of convergence with Western Europe until 2023.
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Poland deploys troops close to Belarusian border in response to crackdown on Polish minority
Poland is deploying troops to a new camp close to the Belarusian border that will inflame already poor relations as President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on the Polish minority.
Poland’s ombudsman holds up PKN Orlen’s takeover of publisher Polska Press
Court to examine whether state-owned refiner's takeover of media group could restrict press freedom.
Poland records 954 coronavirus daily deaths, a new all-time high
Government under fire for not restricting movement over Easter despite spike in infections last month.
Eurosceptic rightwing trio discuss EP alliance at Budapest summit
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Polish premier Mateus Morawiecki and former Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini fail to achieve breakthrough at first meeting.
CEE reels as third wave of COVID-19 breaks
A third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is sweeping through Emerging Europe. While Russia is expecting to reach herd immunity in the next two months, most other countries of the region have only just started their mass immunisation programmes.
IKEA’s New Europe Empire
Getting an IKEA store is a good guide to how developed a country is. And the Swedish furniture store has an uncanny knack for opening their yellow and blue stores exactly at the beginning of a country's rapid growth phase.
Chaos in Poland after government opens, then shuts down vaccinations for 40-year-olds
Government first tries to claim move was planned, but then finally admits that it had allowed younger people to jump the vaccination queue by mistake.
Poland’s CPI surprises with jump of 3.2% y/y in March, flash estimate shows
Earlier speculation of a rate cut is all but gone now in the context of what appears an incoming period of fast growth of the CPI.
Polish writer faces prison for calling President Duda a 'moron'
Prosecutors use contentious law on insulting the president to punish writer who ridiculed Duda's comments on US election.
Polish retail sales ease y/y decline in February after malls reopen
Retail is in for more problems as a new lockdown is expected to last until April 9 at least.
MITTELEUROPEAN INSIGHTS: Central and Southeastern Europe head for a V-shaped recovery
The moderate GDP setbacks in 2020 imply that for some CEE countries there will not be such drastic recovery and rebound effects in 2021 as in hard-hit countries in Western Europe.
Polish industrial production growth rises to 2.7% y/y in February
The expansion was below market consensus, which expected growth of 4.5% y/y.
Rising inflation in Emerging Europe poses dilemma for central banks
With economies primed to rebound as pandemic restrictions are loosened, consumer prices could rise even further, reawakening an issue that has long been ignored.
Poland’s core inflation eases to 3.7% y/y in February
The lower reading of the core index all but affirms that a period of stability in Poland’s monetary policy is ahead.
Poland’s CPI growth eases to 2.4% y/y in February
Inflation likely reached bottom in February and is now expected to climb up towards the upper range of the central bank’s deviation band.
ING: Red hot enthusiasm for copper
Copper prices are approaching their all-time high as investors flood into the market for the red/green metal.
The female voice of change
Emerging Europe has a growing number of female politicians taking a stand against corruption and authoritarianism.
